Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Edward I and York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The New Theatre
- The Greyfriars
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Norman Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The End of the Abbey
- Lendal Bridge
- Victoria Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York's Airfield
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)